28/04/2005

LUCA technologies confirms real-time methane generation

May provide opportunity to convert finite oil resource to long-term production of natural gas Luca Technologies LLC today announced that its researchers have confirmed the presence of a resident, methane-generating community ...

'Wonderful' star reveals its hot nature

For the first time an X-ray image of a pair of interacting stars has been made by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. The ability to distinguish between the interacting stars – one a highly evolved giant star and the other ...

Researchers drill historic hole in atlantic ocean floor

Researchers from the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) have drilled into sections of the Earth's crust for the first time ever, and their findings could provide new insights about how Earth was formed. Scientists ...

Setting new standards for broadband Internet

The market for broadband Internet services is expanding rapidly as the advantages of high speed connections are becoming apparent to end users. Companies all over the world are competing to feed this demand by developing ...

Birds' brains reveal source of songs

Scientists have yearned to understand how the chirps and warbles of a young bird morph into the recognizable and very distinct melodies of its parents. Neuroscientists at the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT now ...

Women More Concerned About Losing Weight Than Men

More than two decades of research indicates that women are at a higher risk than men for developing problems related to body image and satisfaction. Now, researchers at the University of Missouri-Columbia and University of ...

Nokia N91: Smartphone that features 4 Gb hard drive

Nokia introduced the Nokia N91 mobile phone that has room for up to 3,000 of your favorite stereo tracks on the integrated 4 Gb hard disk. It's a premium music device in an ultra-portable package that snaps 2 megapixel ...

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